by Marcel Lauzière | Aug 27, 2015 | News, Update
The Lawson Foundation is a founding member of the Funders Working Group on Early Childhood Development (FWG-ECD), a group of 8 Canadian foundations that regularly come together to talk about the importance of quality early childhood education (ECE) and to look at ways...
by Amanda Mayer | Jun 3, 2015 | News, Update
One of the goals of our renewed Strategic Direction is enhancing both our communications and engagement activities to let people know what we are up to. This blog is a step in that direction! Our blog will provide the Foundation with a platform to share insights and...
by Amanda Mayer | Jun 2, 2015 | News, Truth & Reconciliation
On June 1, the Lawson Foundation joined with the philanthropic community to make a Declaration of Action to the final session of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, committing ourselves to building better more positive relations with Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples...
by Christine Alden | May 13, 2015 | Healthy Active Children, News
The Lawson Foundation will be announcing a Canada wide funding call in the area of healthy active living for children and youth (review our Strategic Direction). The call for applications will occur in June, with a deadline in July. Check the website and follow the...
by Amanda Mayer | May 8, 2015 | News, Special Initiatives
The Foundation has provided a $10,000 grant to the David McAntony Gibson Foundation to support GlobalMedic’s efforts to provide disaster relief in the wake of the Nepal Earthquake.
by Amanda Mayer | Apr 9, 2015 | Diabetes, News
Our grantee, TYD Calgary (Transitioning Youth with Diabetes), has launched a pilot project that will be using a Transition Coordinator to help young adults living with diabetes navigate the transition from pediatric to adult diabetes care in Calgary. Check out their...
